Ytterby(en.wikipedia.org)32 points·by davedx·9 mesi fa·3 commentsen.wikipedia.orgYtterbyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby3 commentsPost comment[–]mrguyorama·9 mesi fareplyI'm surprised the article doesn't have any details about speculation or research into why it's such a unique mine for extremely rare natural elements.Surely some geologist has been having serious fun figuring that out right?Or am I totally off base, and mines all over the world are full of "rare" elements like that but we just don't notice or care?[–]feitingen·9 mesi fareplyI think the close proximity to the Swedish capital with easy access to educated geologists might be a factor.[–]saghm·9 mesi fareplyIf you are off base, I'd love to read details on why, because I agree that it would be quite surprising!
Surely some geologist has been having serious fun figuring that out right?
Or am I totally off base, and mines all over the world are full of "rare" elements like that but we just don't notice or care?